Saturday February 12, 2011, at 8 pm, $10 advance, $15 at door. The Tribal Gallery presents an evening of Turkish and Balkan music with Brenna MacCrimmon, Jayne Brown, Sophia Grigoriadis and Louise Wrazen. Back again after their thrilling concert in September.
Jayne Brown and Sophia Grigoriadis are members of Maza Meze, Toronto’s spirited world music ensemble. Louise Wrazen teaches ethnomusicology at York University and Brenna MacCrimmon is Turkey’s most famous non-Turkish folk singer. Advance tickets at The Tribal Gallery, 174 James Street North (905) 385-1829. http://www.myspace.com/brennamaccrimmon
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Brenna writes on her myspace page, “I stumbled across the music of Turkey and the Balkans some years ago and it took over my life. I’ve been back and forth between Canada and Turkey several times, at one point living in Istanbul and studying music for about 5 years. … Currently I’m based in Toronto. … Sometimes I perform with a group of like-minded Turkish music lovers in the New York & Boston area “Orkestra Keyif”. When I travel to California my friends “Edessa” (www.edessamusic.com) usually ask me to join them. Go hear this band live and be prepared to dance. I collaborate with “Baba Zula” Istanbul’s Turkish folk-psyche art rock band. “Selim Sesler” – a true master of Turkish clarinet – and I have been playing together for nearly 10 years. You can see me with Selim and Baba Zula in Fatih Akin’s film “Crossing the Bridge”.”
